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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 11.

WEDNESDAY, 6TH DECEMBER, 1894.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G.).

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The Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary and Registrar General, (JAMES HALDANE

STEWART LOCKHART).

the Attorney General, (WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN).

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the Colonial Treasurer, (NORMAN GILBERT MITCHELL-INNES.)

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the Director of Public Works, (FRANCIS ALFRED COOPER).

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the Harbour Master, (ROBERT MURRAY RUMSEY, R.N.). CATCHICK PAUL CHATER.

JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK.

HO KAI, M.B., C.M.

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS, C.M.G.

ALEXANDER MCCONACHIE.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 28th November, were read.

The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the Minutes be amended by the addition of the Colonial Treasurer's name to the list of the Public Works Committee.

The Director of Public Works seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

The Minutes were then confirmed as amended.

PAPERS. The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee dated the 28th November, 1894, (No. 2), and moved that it be adopted by the Council.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to nem. con.

The Director of Public Works laid on the table Reports of the Public Works Committee dated 25th September, 1893, and 28th November, 1894, (Nos. 5 of 1893 and 1 of 1894 respectively), and moved that they be adopted by the Council.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

His Excellency the Governor laid on the table a Despatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonies dated the 23rd October, 1894, respecting the extinction of the plague.

MOTION.-The Acting Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, moved the adoption of the following Resolution made by the Sanitary Board :—

RESOLUTION

Of the Sanitary Board fixing, pursuant to Bye-law 17 of the 21st July, 1892, the day on which certain Bye-laws for licensing and

regulating Common Lodging-Houses shall

come into force.

"That the 1st day of January, 1895, be fixed by this Board, under Bye-law No. 17 made on the 21st day of July, 1892, and approved by the Legislative Council on the 30th day of November in the same year, as the day upon which shall come into force the Bye-laws for licensing and regulating Common Lodging-Houses made under sub-section 12 of section 13 of Ordinance No. 24 of 1887, and sub-section (d) of section 1 of Ordinance No. 26 of 1890."

Sanitary Board Room, Hongkong, 20th September, 1894. The Attorney General seconded.

Question--put and agreed to nem. con.

E. A. RAM, Acting Secretary, Sanitary Board.